I was re-reading a Pen-Jing book the other day where ALL the plantings are
on flat pieces of marble. They suggested laying the planting on the marble
on top of a bed of moist sand. And he's obviously someplace much nicer than
here.

Must be a good idea :)

Thanks, Carl.
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"Carl L Rosner" wrote in message
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John:

Have you ever tried placing several of your trees in a bed of sand?
Keeping the sand wet should also help keep the pots from frying the
roots?

Just a thought!

Carl L. Rosner

John T. Jarrett wrote:

There's a Shohin thread in the Gallery running and that is one of my
favorite sizes to work with. Easy to collect natives that size, easy to
repot, easy to get cheap plastic training pots for...but...

Where do you keep these?

I'm outside Austin, Texas, USDA Zone 8a, and with weird 17 degree F
freezes
after winter's over, then summers with whole weeks over 110 F (about 6
weeks
over 100 each year, at least a couple days around or over 120)...I can't
keep anything that small alive outside!

Miss just one of the two or three daily waterings and, csheeeek! Toss at
least one on the compost pile!

I've tried moving on to larger potensai, and this year find the pots much
more expensive...and that it takes A LOT more sifting for the repotting!
Whew... :)

What's your secret? How do you keep them alive without either being
retired
or having help?

John T. Jarrett
Austin, Tex





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